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Longham Waterworks

Longham Waterworks is a varied Dorset Stour stretch with weirs, deep runs and mixed swims. It’s currently temporarily closed, so check the position before planning a day there.

Run by Wimborne & District Angling Club, shared with Ringwood & District Anglers Association · checked 12 Oct 2026

River level

Measured — Environment Agency

Ensbury gauge

Nearest EA gauge we've matched — it isn't on this stretch, so levels on your peg will differ.

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We don't publish an "ideal level" — nobody can promise one. Flood water is dangerous: if it's up and coloured, stay well back from the edge. Open River Ready

The lowdown

  • The fishable water is around Longham Waterworks, immediately before Longham Bridge when travelling from Ferndown along Ringwood Road.
  • It’s a proper mixed bit of river, with weir pools, deeper runs and swims that suit different styles of angling.
  • The older RDAA book describes roughly three-quarters of a mile of Dorset Stour, plus a series of weir pools.
  • There’s meant to be a good chance of specimen fish, with WDAC naming chub over 7lb, barbel over 14lb, roach over 2lb, pike over 20lb, perch over 2lb and bream over 5lb.
  • WDAC’s sound advice is to walk the stretch first and locate the shoals. Travel light, keep mobile and don’t faff about carrying a whole tackle shop.
  • The deeper runs and weir areas should give you plenty to look at, whether you fancy trotting, feeder work or targeting bigger fish. Pick the swim around the conditions.
  • The coarse season runs from 16 June to 14 March. Night fishing isn’t allowed, and guest tickets aren’t available.
  • Livestock may be in the fields, so give them room. WDAC also asks anglers to report any cormorant sightings.
  • There are no toilets, but designated parking is available. Use the main car park and access through the waterworks gates with the swipe card collected from Wessex Angling.

Methods: A mobile approach looks bob on here: walk the stretch, find the fish and then settle over the crease, deep runs or weir pools. Trotting and feeder fishing fit the mixed swims, while the bigger named fish call for a more targeted setup.

Access & tickets

WDAC adult membership — new member

Wimborne & District Angling Club membership

£135 (as listed 12 Oct 2026 — check before you go)

WDAC OAP/disabled membership — new member

Wimborne & District Angling Club membership

£110 (as listed 12 Oct 2026 — check before you go)

WDAC junior membership — ages 16 and 17

Wimborne & District Angling Club membership

£35 (as listed 12 Oct 2026 — check before you go)

The stretch is listed and managed by Wimborne & District Angling Club for members, with shared official rights held by Ringwood & District Anglers Association. WDAC says the swipe card is collected from Wessex Angling; check the current temporary-closure position before travelling.

Fish the club names

carp, barbel, chub, pike, perch, roach, bream

Key rules

  • The venue is currently temporarily closed according to WDAC.
  • Coarse fishing season is 16 June to 14 March.
  • Night fishing is not permitted.
  • Guest tickets are not available.
  • Access is through the waterworks gates using a swipe card collected from Wessex Angling.
  • A club key is not required.
  • Additional water-company rules must be followed.
  • Anglers should report cormorant sightings. Livestock may be present in the fields.

Coarse fishing on English rivers is closed from 15 March to 15 June inclusive. That's the law for coarse fish on rivers — it's not a club rule, and game-fishing seasons work differently.

GOV.UK — Freshwater rod fishing rules: when and where you can fish

Where it is

Pins mark the access postcode each club gives, not the bank itself. Exact boundary map: see rights holder.

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